Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Thirty-two percent of people appointed to positions at the HHS between 2004 and 2020 exited to the private sector, raising concerns about objectivity, according to new research.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Value-based healthcare with two-sided risk led to a savings of about $14 million over two years, according to the Florida-based insurance plan and national primary care provider company that overse | The collaborative effort by Florida Blue and Aledade not only led to $14 million in savings, but also a reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department visits, according to the companies.
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Only 40% of nursing homes nationwide complied with reporting requirements between 2016 and 2021, despite nursing homes being among the most dangerous workplaces in America, according to the Health Affairs study.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
What elderly individuals consider to be threats to their health and well-being changed slightly from last year to this year, perhaps reflecting the receding of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the usual | Inflation is likely making it harder for seniors to get the care they need, according to a survey from insurtech Alignment Health.
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Contrary to the drugmaker’s expectations, its top-selling cancer medicine Xtandi wasn’t picked as one of the first 10 drugs to face price negotiations.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
By Martin Jones Current and emerging medtech change how hospitals, clinics, and medical practices deliver care. Yet, healthcare organizations face workforce and security challenges – ones that must be met while also appeasing the growing demands from patients. Although pay increases and recruitment investments help, it’s not enough to stave off immediate and future problems.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The report from Fair Health comes after lawmakers this summer reintroduced legislation to make pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities permanent.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Instacart and Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), a nonprofit focused on improving health equity through food access, announced they will scale their Good Food for All program in four additi | Together, they will provide Fresh Funds, or a stipend for use on produce on Instacart.com, for more than 1,100 families total across Denver, Englewood, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
If the multimillion-dollar settlement is approved by a judge, patients who bought a Theranos blood test will receive double the amount they paid for it plus additional compensation.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Community Health Systems announced this morning a deal with population health management company Mindoula Health that will bring virtual behavioral health services to the system’s roughly 700 affil | The large for-profit system said the rollout will support its roughly 700 affiliated primary care providers and address the mental health supply shortages affecting much of the country.
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
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Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Many home-based care providers are still feeling the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and misconceptions around eligibility status has led to many agencies not engaging with a potentially key resource. Specifically, they may be leaving money on the table by not taking full advantage — or completely opting out — of the employee retention tax credit (ERC), an unrestricted cash refund from the IRS.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Mary Bacaj, Ph.D., President of Value-Based Care at Conifer Health Solutions Poorly managed chronic conditions—most of which are related to lifestyle—cost employers $36.4 billion each year in the form of absenteeism and poor productivity. Add in coverage-related and other costs, and that number skyrockets to $575 billion. Coverage costs alone have increased by 47% over the previous ten years.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Care coordination has become a buzzy term in home-based care of late. Generally, care coordination aims to both connect home care to the broader health care ecosystem and close gaps in care for the patients. It’s a big idea, but when done right, it can help engage caregivers, promote growth and act as an attractive portfolio arm to payers and other partners, Julie McCarter, the president of care coordination at the Chicago-based Help at Home, told Home Health Care News.
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HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
What You Should Know: Today, OM1 announced the launch of its Parkinson’s Disease datasets, enhancing its Mental Health & Neuroscience Real-World Data Network. OM1’s Mental Health & Neuroscience Real-World Data Network, which already includes robust datasets focused on Major Depressive Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Bipolar Disorder I and Schizophrenia, will further expand to include Alzheimer’s Disease in the coming months.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Workers in America are worried about the potential impacts that artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the workplace and jobs, according to Work in America: Artificial Intelligence, Monitoring Technology and Psychological Well-Being , a study from the American Psychological Association (APA). For many years, we’ve been tracking APA’s Stress in America studies gauging Americans’ mental health before the pandemic and during the pandemic.
Meditech
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
There’s no definitive way to predict the future – especially when dealing with the complexity of the healthcare industry. However, that does not negate the importance of being informed and prepared. We do have control over our knowledge, gathered by assessing where we’ve been and how that will define the next steps. Mapping trends creates a blueprint ripe for strategic application.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The second day of Home Health Care News’ FUTURE event began with an off-the-record breakfast conversation between HHCN+ subscribers. To kick the day off, I decided to poll the room by asking, “Does anyone in here have a Medicare Advantage success story that they could share with us?” Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content.
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HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
What You Should Know: Ibex Medical Analytics launches Galen Breast HER2™, a novel breast cancer AI-powered biomarker scoring solution developed in collaboration with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, to support improved patient outcomes. Galen Breast HER2 is an AI-powered biomarker scoring solution to aid pathologists with reproductible HER2 assessment for breast cancer.
Advanced Data Systems
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The healthcare sector is dynamic, with regulations and best practices continuously evolving. One critical area subject to change is the coding system, with the ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) updates for 2024 set to take effect on October 1, 2023.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Philips Dreamstation CPAP What You Should Know: – Philips Respironics , has reached an agreement to resolve all economic loss claims in the US Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) related to Philips Respironics’ voluntary recall of certain sleep and respiratory care devices. – The agreement will provide predefined cash awards to all eligible participants in the US depending on the type of device, extended warranties on all replacement devices, and an additional cash award if they return
CDC
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Last year’s considerable respiratory virus season saw spread of COVID-19, flu, and RSV, which led to extra stress on an already overwhelmed healthcare system. When respiratory viruses are spreading in the community, the risk for spread in healthcare settings increases as well. Remember: Regardless of your healthcare setting or which respiratory viruses are spreading in your community, these existing infection control measures can prevent and slow the spread to help protect patients and healthcar
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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HIStalk
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Top News Private equity firm Thoma Bravo will acquire NextGen.
Sheppard Health Law
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
As we previewed in our previous blog article , the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) hosted a live public workshop on August 15, 2023 for in-person and virtual attendees to make comments and pose questions regarding the proposed regulations governing the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA) review authority for certain healthcare transactions.
NCQA
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Integrating behavioral health care into primary care settings is one way to increase access to important behavioral health services. But are we ready to measure the quality of that care? Behavioral Health Care Integration: Challenges and Opportunities for Quality Measurement , is our newest issue brief. The 12-page report: Discusses why measuring behavioral health care in primary care is hard.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
What You Should Know: – Thoma Bravo , a private equity software investment firm has acquired NextGen Healthcare, Inc, for over $1.8B in cash. – Under the terms of the agreement, NextGen Healthcare shareholders will receive $23.95 per share in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter of 2023 – Upon completion of the acquisition, NextGen Healthcare’s common stock will no longer be listed on any public stock exchange and will become a privately hel
Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA
Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.
Briggs Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 5.0, Change Table, Risk Adjustment Appendix File, Imputation Appendix File, and Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) -10 Crosswalks are now available.
Vie Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Episode Introduction Todd explains the history of clinical research through Paul Offit’s You Bet Your Life , asks the big question of ‘’replacement or supplement’’, and explains why patients are always their own biggest advocates. He also explains the need for monitoring the ‘’gray line’’, and why the key focus in all clinical trials is failing early.
Health Business Group
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
What if the dating app model could revolutionize healthcare hiring? That's the vision put forth by Ryan Lee , a former bouncer turned lawyer and now a dynamic entrepreneur shaking up the healthcare industry at HIreMe Healthcare. From his intriguing time in Vienna studying human rights, through his stint with a healthcare program in Uganda aimed at curbing HIV, Ryan's journey has been amazingly varied.
HIStalk
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
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Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend
Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.
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